Tajmahal Indian Tandoori - London

I dined at this restaurant last night for dinner as it is conveniently located near my hotel and I was feeling tired.

I had heard wonderful things about the curry at this restaurant, but unfortunately, it never arrived. After waiting for an hour, we decided to leave.

The lamb curry was delicious and the Cobra beer was refreshing. However, they were a bit pushy with the rice, which is typically included with the meal in the US.

A basic small restaurant. The waiter was very helpful and friendly. The food was good, tasty and the main dishes were freshly cooked. The starters were cold on arrival.

Before I start, you need to know I have never given such a bad review I am a very reasonable and accurate reviewer. But you should never visit this one. My friend and I called in to this unpreposessing restauarant round the back of Paddington. We just wanted a quick meal and it was the closest on Open Table it was 11pm on a Friday night. We were the only people in there. It was very basic no carpet, crappy chairs, tiny. We ordered tap water and a beer. He brought bottled water, and just poured it I assumed it was one of those places where they serve tap water in their own bottles, so said nothing. He kept pushing the more expensive lines and I fell for it without thinking so, we asked for a chicken curry and a lamb one. He suggested duck, without me realising how much more it was. He also suggested a couple of samosas whilst they were cooking the main meal so we agreed. To be fair, the food was OK, nothing special, but the bill was nearly £50. The water and beer alone were £10. I paid on a card and the machine asked me how much I wanted to tip. I tried to continue, but the system wouldn't let me. I asked him and he added one penny as a tip which is in itself outrageous. I didn't complain at the time although it was clear from my approach to the tip what I thought! because my friend hates me getting into arguments on the spot, and I didn't want to offend her. I am sure I am not the only person who has this experience with friends. I asked for a bill so I could see the breakdown and all I got was the total on a strip of paper.There are plenty of better places to eat near here and I'm really disappointed that Open Table continue to do business with this devious crowd. They should be removed.